TECHNICAL NOTICE (February 9, 2005)

Addition to the MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions

Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress

The code listed below has been recently approved for use in MARC 21 records. The new code will be added to the online MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions. The code should not be used in exchange records until after April 9, 2005. This 60-day waiting period is required to provide MARC 21 implementers with time to include the newly defined code in any validation tables they may apply to the MARC fields where the code is used.

• MARC Term, Name, Title Sources & Other Sources
  Addition:
• fnhl - First Nations House of Learning Subject Headings (Vancouver, BC: Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia). For use in subfield $2 in Bibliographic and Community Information records in fields 600-651, 656, 657 and field 040, subfield $f (Cataloging Source / Subject heading/thesaurus conventions) in Authority records) [use after April 9, 2005]

The Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office provides information about existing and newly assigned MARC codes on its Web site (www.loc.gov/marc/) as well as notices such as these to subscribers to its "MARC" electronic list (marc@loc.gov).

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